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We
have
postponed our study for the cordiality because of the
due study about sayyduna Imam al-Husain who is
the grandfather of all those who deserve cordiality;
Master
of the Martyrs
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In continuation
to what we started last issue of study to the Qasida # 24 were he [AAH]
said:
[What could
you say while you are you, and who is he?
how could
you see him while he is veiled]
(24/2)
In the
dictionary of "the Arab Tongue", ibn Manzour said: the veil [Litham]
is when a woman covers her mouth and nose with her mask and when a
man covers his nose with his turban. There are some differences by
al-Farra', but the main idea remains the same.
[As for the
veil, he, the on with intensive concern, is veiled
beyond any
comprehension of the people of
beaming
brightness]
(1/354)
[He is the
beloved, and his request is never to be ignored
I inherited
him a secret, and he has my veil]
(15/2)
[Today I
uncover, off my sayings, a veil
which was
necessary, because something new has come]
(42/1)
[That is why
I had some matter within you
but I
covered it with the curtains of veil]
(49/2)
 So we
understand from the language and from the Qasida's that the veil is
a sort of cover and curtain. The one with intensive concern is
covered from the insights of the people of
beaming
brightness
who are the
righteous advancing people, as by the interpretation of ibn Agiba "the
Expanded Sea" about Allah's saying [You
will recognise in their faces the beaming
brightness of Bliss]
al-Mutaffefin 83:24.
This means that his rank is beyond comprehension, i.e. his closeness
to Allah and his high ranking with Him Almighty. So this Qasida
teaches us the rules of the visit to this great man from point of
view of politeness and also from the view of gracefulness of the
request. Because you, with your humble knowledge, do not know what
to ask in order to gain the highness. The Prophet [PPBUH]
has said a Hadith about the master of Martyrs Mawlana Imam al-Husain
[AAH],
narrated by Abo-as-So'ud in his interpretation of "al-Bourda",
that the Prophet said (the healing is in his dust, the answering
of prayers is under his doom, and the Imams are from his descendants
or his kinship).
written on the door of his Maqam.
He is from those whom Allah, Almighty, has chosen, as He said [Allah
did choose Adam and Noah, the family of Abraham, and the family of
'Imran above all people,
Offspring, one of
the other: And Allah is the All-hearer the All-Knower]
'Aal 'Umran 3:33-34.
As he [AAH]
from the family of sayyduna Muhammad [PPBUH]
the master of all creatures, who are the chosen from the family of
Ibrahim. He is the son of the Prophet's daughter [PPBUH],
who said (Husain is from me, and I am from Husain). This, you
are entering, is his tomb not his high rank, so you have to be
polite and to know the ethics of the visit, so that he may be
pleased with you and lets approach his high rank and enjoy his
company. After that you will not need anything but his permission to
enter to the company of the Prophet [PPBUH],
which is what is meant by the Prophet's saying (and I am from
Husain). The people of insights said (Husain is from me)
i.e. the son of my daughter, and (and I am from Husain) i.e.
whoever wants to come to my company and my neighborhood, he has to
come through my door, which is Imam al-Husain [AAH].
In this context, Imam Fakhreddin said:
[The door
for the entry to the beloved is surely
the door of
the Imam (he meant al-Husain), and what a blessed door]
(2/12)
From the slaves
of Allah those whom he said about; [The
Prophet is more worthy of the believers
than themselves, and his wives are their mothers. And those of
blood relationship are more entitled,
in the decree of Allah, than the believers
and the emigrants, nevertheless you may do
to your close associates a kindness. That was,
in the Book, inscribed]
al-Ahzab 33:6.
That is why the Prophet [PPBUH]
said (No slave of Allah would be a believer unless he loves me,
my family, my kinship, and my inner-soul more than his own).
narrated by at-Tabarany
and al-Bayhaqy in "Sho'ab al-Iman [branches of faith]" from
Abdel-Rahman ibn Abi-Layla from his father.
 So you must
consider when you visit, who is that you are visiting? They are the
people of closeness to Allah; [And
whoever commits a good deed,We will
increase for him good therein. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and
Appreciative]
ash-Shura 42:23.
Consider when He said [We
will increase for him].
also [Whoever
desires the harvest of the Hereafter, We
will increase for him in his harvest]
ash-Shura 42:20.
So whoever wants that harvest with his strong will and continuous
seeking to increase his share of Allah's kindness, and with his
advance to the truth to get the closeness, [We
will increase for him]
in his share. So would fix, for him, his eternal life and his
worldly one, as the worldly life is under that of the hereafter as
like its shadow and image that follows the original.
So the Qasida
tells us what to say when we visit his courtyard;
[Say: O,
father of generosity, this is my status
You are the
wished hope, you are the Imam]
(24/3)
So, if Allah,
Almighty, has put a great grace in the cordiality of this family of
Mohammad as in the previous verses. He also said [the
mercy of Allah and His blessings are upon
you, people of the house. Indeed, He is All-Praiseworthy
and
All-Glorious]
Houd 11:73.
Then the house [Ahl-al-Bait] of the prophets is of the same
condition as the house [Ahl-al-Bait] of the Master of all the
creatures and the verses and Hadiths that supports that are many. Is
not that the ultimate generosity because of them? The divine
generosity because of them is the complete grace beyond and more
than the original share, as the verses mentioned. So, you would say:
"O, you head of this family, reason of divine generosity to us with
forgiveness, high grace, and the the increase of our share. You are
the father of generosity for us and the wished hope for Allah's
accepting us and Allah's changing our status because of our
cordiality for you. O, Imam of Imams and righteous people, about
whom the Prophet said (and the Imams are from his descendants or
his kinship)"
[Say: O,
father of granting favors, we are in your sponsorship
This is your
sanctuary, garden and Maqam]
(24/4)
If the reason
for Allah's granting us his favors is when we obeyed Him and His
Messenger in the verse [Say
"No reward do I ask of you for this except
cordiality for my kinship]
ash-Shura 42:23.
Also [And
whoever obeys Allah and the Messenger,
those will be with the ones upon whom Allah has bestowed favor of
the prophets, the steadfast affirmers of truth, the martyrs and the
righteous. And excellent are those as companions]
an-Nisa' 4:69.
So wont he be the father of this granting of the favors of Allah,
that we ask for every day in all our prayers in each of the 17
Rak'ah [prayer unit] of our 5 daily due prayers. In our prayer, in
Fateha, which there cannot be a prayer without it, we ask Allah to
guide us to His straight path. That is when we say [Guide us to Your
straight path ● the path of those
 whom You granted Your favors]
al-Fateha 1:6-7.
Here he is Mawlana Imam al-Husain [AAH],
now wont we be in the sanctuary of Allah? Is not entering his
sanctuary is in fact entering the sanctuary of Allah?! Every king
has a sanctuary and the sanctuary of Allah is His Maharim [the ones
protected by Him, so no one is allowed to harm them]. The grave is
either a garden of paradise or a hole from hell, and this is the
Maqam of the master of martyrs, then it is one of the greatest
gardens. The Beloved Prophet [PPBUH]
said (If you pass by the gardens of paradise enjoy eating and
drinking in it). They said: and what is the gardens of paradise?
He said (the circles of Dhikr).
narrated by Imam Ahmed, at-Turmuzy,
and al-Bayhaqy.
How many must these circles be in this yard. The eating and drinking
here are those of the souls. Yes, this is your sanctuary garden and
Maqam.
[Say: O,
you, gift of Allah, who subdued
all the
necks so that blood relations are well connected]
(24/5)
Is it not with
all these meanings That he is a gift from Allah? Is it not with this
big favor that the people of the house [Ahl-al-Bait] are a gift for
us, with them we get the big favor, the forgiveness, and the
goodness' excess share from Allah? As their cordiality would be a
reason for Allah Almight and His Messenger [PPBUH]'s
acceptance for us, which is what happened before when the Prophet [PPBUH]
said (Salman is from us Ahl-al-Bait). Then the faith relationship
will be connected to the origin [Truly believers are brothers]
al-Hujorat 49:10.
As we said before: there is no company with the Prophet [PPBUH]
unless through the door of Mawlana Imam al-Husain [AAH],
and as [The
Prophet is more worthy of the believers
than themselves, and his wives are their mothers. And those of
blood relationship are more entitled,
in the decree of Allah, than the believers
and the emigrants, nevertheless you may do
to your close associates a kindness. That was,
in the Book, inscribed]
al-Ahzab 33:6.
And when faith is not realized except by loving him, because he is
one of the greatest of Ahl-al-Bait. So this is how the faith
brotherhood is realized, the kinship relationship is connected, and
the branches are connected to the origins. May Allah connects us to
him and his family and gives us the company and the
subjunction to them,
generous Ahl-al-Bait.
To be continued
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Written
by Mohamed Maqboul
Translated
by
Mohamed |
